| Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 22, 1963 Location: San Diego, CA |
| Venue: Balboa Stadium Attendance: 31312 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 70 F Humidty: 21% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 10 | 16 | 10 | 22 | 58 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Paul Lowe 10 run (George Blair kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Billy Joe 1 run (Gene Mingo kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | George Blair 17 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Bob Jackson 2 run (George Blair kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Donnie Stone 10 pass from Don Breaux (Gene Mingo kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Dave Kocourek 26 pass from Tobin Rote (George Blair kick failed) | 14 | 23 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gene Mingo 12 FG | 17 | 23 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | George Blair 28 FG | 17 | 26 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Paul Lowe 66 run (George Blair kick) | 17 | 33 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gene Mingo 15 FG | 20 | 33 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | George Blair 13 FG | 20 | 36 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Keith Lincoln 29 run (George Blair kick) | 20 | 43 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Chuck Allen 42 opponents fumble recovery (George Blair kick) | 20 | 50 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Jacque MacKinnon 6 pass from John Hadl (Earl Faison pass from Tobin Rote) | 20 | 58 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | SE | Lionel Taylor |
| 71 | LOT | Jim Perkins |
| 67 | LOG | Bob McCullough |
| 72 | C | Jerry Sturm |
| 62 | ROG | Ernie Barnes |
| 75 | ROT | Eldon Danenhauer |
| 88 | TE | Gene Prebola |
| 19 | QB | Don Breaux |
| 21 | HB | Gene Mingo |
| 89 | FL | Bill Groman |
| 34 | FB | Donnie Stone |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Ike Lassiter |
| 64 | LDT | Bud McFadin |
| 74 | RDT | Gordy Holz |
| 61 | RDE | Chuck Gavin |
| 53 | LLB | Tom Erlandson |
| 54 | MLB | Wahoo McDaniel |
| 55 | RLB | Jim Fraser |
| 24 | LCB | Willie Brown |
| 26 | LS | Tommy Janik |
| 23 | RS | Goose Gonsoulin |
| 27 | RCB | Charlie Mitchell |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Don Norton |
| 75 | LOT | Ernie Wright |
| 60 | LOG | Sam DeLuca |
| 52 | C | Don Rogers |
| 64 | ROG | Pat Shea |
| 74 | ROT | Ron Mix |
| 83 | TE | Dave Kocourek |
| 18 | QB | Tobin Rote |
| 23 | HB | Paul Lowe |
| 19 | FL | Lance Alworth |
| 22 | FB | Keith Lincoln |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Earl Faison |
| 76 | LDT | Hank Schmidt |
| 79 | RDT | George Gross |
| 85 | RDE | Bob Petrich |
| 56 | LLB | Emil Karas |
| 50 | MLB | Chuck Allen |
| 84 | RLB | Paul Maguire |
| 47 | LCB | Bud Whitehead |
| 39 | LS | George Blair |
| 43 | RS | Gary Glick |
| 36 | RCB | Dick Harris |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Gene Mingo | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Hewritt Dixon | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Don Breaux | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Donnie Stone | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Billy Joe | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 1 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Paul Lowe | 17 | 183 | 10.8 | 66t | 2 |
| Keith Lincoln | 10 | 66 | 6.6 | 29t | 1 |
| Gerry McDougall | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Bobby Jackson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2t | 1 |
| John Hadl | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Don Breaux | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 2 | 192 | 6.2 | 25 | 1 | 54.8 | ||
| Gene Mingo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Tobin Rote | 17 | 7 | 41.2 | 1 | 109 | 6.4 | 30 | 1 | 58.2 | ||
| John Hadl | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 1 | 88 | 12.6 | 35 | 1 | 113.7 | ||
| Paul Lowe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Lionel Taylor | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Hewritt Dixon | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Donnie Stone | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 17 | 1 |
| Bill Groman | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Gene Prebola | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Gene Mingo | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Don Norton | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Jerry Robinson | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Jacque MacKinnon | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 35 | 1 |
| Dave Kocourek | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26t | 1 |
| Keith Lincoln | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Paul Lowe | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Lance Alworth | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Gerry McDougall | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Tommy Janik | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Bob Zeman | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Dick Harris | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Bob Mitinger | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Jim Fraser | 4 | 210 | 52.5 | 66 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Paul Maguire | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Charlie Mitchell | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Willie Brown | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Dick Harris | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Lance Alworth | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Charlie Mitchell | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 34 | 0 | |
| Hewritt Dixon | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 31 | 0 | |
| Willie Brown | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Jim Fraser | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Gerry McDougall | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Paul Lowe | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Bobby Jackson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
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